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Submission Number: 105
Submission ID: 899
Submission UUID: f8d9e659-91b5-4ade-8331-52e962c09863
Submission URI: /2025/abstracts
Created: Wed, 04/30/2025 - 07:31
Completed: Wed, 04/30/2025 - 08:26
Changed: Sun, 08/03/2025 - 13:02
Remote IP address: 197.184.125.149
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Current page: Complete
Webform: Abstract
| Title | Dr. |
|---|---|
| Lastname | Lekganyane |
| Firstname | Glory mmasetjana |
| Mmasetjana.Lekganyane@nwu.ac.za | |
| Mobile | +27 77 026 0006 |
| Institution | Northwest university |
| Biosketch | Dr Mmasetjana Glory Lekganyane is a senior lecturer in the Department of Social Work, Northwest University (Mafikeng). She is attached to the Faculty of Health Sciences, under the Psychosocial Section. She is serving in the postgraduate Scientific Committee (Compres) reviewing master's dissertations, PhD theses, and independent projects. She is affiliated with: SACSSP and Lifestyle Disease Research Entity. She is coordinating Community Engagement Activities in Stadts Primary School. Her research interests centred around: Cultural Diversity, green social work and teenage pregnancies. She peer reviewed a book: Social Work in the 21st Century Scholarship and Praxis. Reimagined Towards Vulnerability. Shokane et al. 2024. |
| Is there a Second Presenter? | No |
| Title of Presentatation | Exploration on Policies and Environmental Justice: A Social Work Perspective |
| Theme Selection | THEME 3: Policy and Advocacy for Peace building, Environmental and Social Justice |
| Subtheme THREE Selection | SUB 3.1 Influencing policies that promote environmental sustainability and social equity. |
| Select your Presentation Type | Oral Presentation |
| Abstract | Globally, climate change and wars create a precarious situation due to economic, social, and mortality impacts. The primary aim of this paper is to examine social workers' role in influencing policies to address climate change, wars, and environmental sustainability by advocating for human rights and social justice for affected, diverse, and marginalised populations. Social workers play a crucial role in communities impacted by environmental degradation. They advocate for those affected by wars by fostering peace through the Social Work Associations, especially in the countries that are impacted. The provision of successful peace-building activities fosters a supportive environment for self-sustaining and durable peace, reconciles opponents, prevents conflict from reigniting, integrates civil society, promotes good governance, and addresses underlying structures and societal issues. The provision of policy frameworks to address sustainable practices and ensure equitable access to resources serves as a priority for effective policies. Hence, social workers are expected to advocate through raising awareness, influencing decision-making, mediating, and mobilising public support for these causes. Google Scholar and Scopus will be employed to explore these discourses. The findings will assist the government and various countries to improve policies, build sustainable social networks across conflict boundaries, and address environmental degradation and a diverse, marginalised Society. Keywords Policies, climate change, good governance, social workers, and resources |
| Title | Dr |
| Firstname | Bashizi Bashige |
| Lastname | Murhula |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |
| Title | Mr |
| Firstname | Jean-Paul |
| Lastname | Pophaim |
| Does the Abstract fit the selected Theme? | Yes |
| What Area does this Abstract Focus on? | Empirical Research |
| Status | Accepted |